Is it possible to get the data off of the hard drive of a PlayStation 3 that has crashed? I have already voided the warranty so I am not worried about that and I have access to quite a few tools.

I have a new PlayStation and a few saves that were not backed up. I am not worried about them but if it is possible I would love to get it moved over.

The old PlayStation will not turn on at all and I think I am going to have to pull the drive. My main concern is if I am able to transfer the files without running into any issues. I have heard that some of the stuff is specific to each PlayStation, is that true?

Great link. I actually have already passed that point and it has died yet again. My next adventure is resurrecting an xbox even though I will probably only use it for game development.
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kwelchJun 21 '12 at 13:35

@kewlch: The Xbox's can have the same issue as the PS3 (it usually shows up either the same way as the PS3, or as the Xbox seemingly running fine, but not showing any video whatsoever on any of the output ports, even after resetting the display settings). Keep in mind that any solution would only be temporary, though - if you're looking for an XBox for development and the one you have has this issue, you'd be better off just buying a new one.
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BlueRaja - Danny PflughoeftJun 21 '12 at 15:29

The xbox issue is with the disc drive so it should be a simpler fix. Worst case the disc drive doesn't work and I just use it as a development or media center.
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kwelchJun 21 '12 at 15:57

I swapped my PS3 old HDD with my PS3 new HDD without any issues. However getting the data from my original old stock HDD to my old 500GB HDD was an issues as i could not read it as an external hdd on my computer, if this help.